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[ CALL TO ORDER: Mayor Bill Wells]
CITY COUNCIL MEETING.THE MEETING IS NOT CALLED TO ORDER, AND I WOULD LIKE TO ASK OUR CITY CLERK TO CALL THE ROLE COUNCIL MEMBER KENDRICK IS ABSENT, ALL OTHERS ARE PRESENT.
WOULD Y'ALL STAND WITH ME FOR THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE AND THEN REMAIN STANDING FOR A BRIEF MOMENT OF SILENCE AFTERWARDS? I, I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS.
ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVIDUAL WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL.
ALRIGHT, STAFF, DO YOU HAVE ANY AGENDA CHANGES? NO SIR.
AT THIS TIME, ANY PERSON MAY ADDRESS A MATTER WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL HOUSING AUTHORITY SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE EL CAJON REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY THAT IS NOT ON THE AGENDA.
COMMENTS RELATING TO ITEMS ON TODAY'S AGENDA ALREADY BE TAKEN AT THE TIME THAT THE ITEM IS HEARD.
STATE LAW PROHIBITS DISCUSSION OR ACTION ON ITEMS NOT ON THE AGENDA.
HOWEVER, COUNSEL AND AUTHORITY AND AGENCY MEMBERS MAY BRIEFLY RESPOND TO STATEMENTS OR QUESTIONS, AND AN ITEM MAY BE PLACED ON A FUTURE AGENDA.
ANGELA, TO RECEIVE ANY COMMENTS? NO COMMENT CARD, SIR.
[100. Nine Unit Density Bonus Residential Development RECOMMENDATION: That the City Council: OPENS the Public Hearing and received testimony; CLOSES the Public Hearing; MOVES to adopt the next Resolution, in order, ADOPTING the Mitigated Negative Declaration; and MOVES to adopt the next Resolutions, in order, APPROVING GPA-2023-0001, ZR-2023-0001, TSM-2023-0012, and SDP-2023-0001, subject to conditions.]
TO ITEM 100, WHICH IS REGARDING A NINE UNIT DENSITY BONUS RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT.AND I'D LIKE TO ASK STAFF TO TELL US ABOUT THIS.
UH, GOOD EVENING, MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.
MY NAME IS SPENCER HAYES AND I'M AN ASSOCIATE PLANNER WITH THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT.
UH, THE FIRST, THE ONLY ITEM FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION THIS EVENING, UH, PROPOSES A NINE ATTACHED CONDOMINIUM UNIT, UH, DEVELOPMENT, INCLUDING TWO DENSITY BONUS UNITS, UH, WHICH WOULD BE RESTRICTED TO MODERATE INCOME HOUSEHOLDS.
UH, THE PROJECT INCLUDES A GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT, A ZONE RECLASSIFICATION, A TENTATIVE SUBDIVISION MAP, AND A SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN PERMIT.
UM, AND IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY ACT, UH, A MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION WAS, UH, DRAFTED FOR THE PROJECT.
THE PROJECT SITE IS ON THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF EAST MAIN STREET IN OAKDALE AVENUES AND IS CURRENTLY ADDRESSED 1471 EAST MAIN STREET.
THE PROJECT SITE IS JUST OVER, UH, A THIRD OF AN ACRE 0.37 ACRES, UH, AND INCLUDES A SMALL LOT, WHICH IS FORMALLY CALTRANS RIGHT OF WAY.
UH, THE SITE IS CURRENTLY VACANT, BUT, UH, PRIOR TO 2007 THERE WAS A SMALL FRUIT STAND MARKET THERE WITH A CARETAKER'S UNIT.
UH, IT'S LOCATED JUST SOUTH OF I EIGHT AND FORESTER CREEK.
UH, AND THE IMMEDIATE VICINITY INCLUDES TWO COMMON INTEREST DEVELOPMENTS TO THE SOUTH, UH, AND MULTIPLE FAMILY RESIDENCES TO THE EAST, AND THEN THE MEDICAL OFFICES ACROSS EAST MAIN STREET.
UH, THE PROJECT REQUESTS TO AMEND THE GENERAL PLAN LAND USE DESIGNATION TO MEDIUM DENSITY RESIDENTIAL OR MR. UH, THE MR DESIGNATION IS CONSISTENT WITH THE INTENSITY OF MULTIFAMILY DEVELOPMENT ALONG THIS PORTION OF OAKDALE AVENUE.
THE PROJECT ALSO PROPOSES A CONSISTENT ZONE RE-CLASSIFICATION OF RESIDENTIAL MULTIFAMILY, UH, 2,200 SQUARE FEET RM 2200.
UH, AND ALL OTHER PROPERTIES, UH, ALONG THIS BLOCK ON THE EAST OF, UH, MAIN STREET ARE WITHIN THE RM 2200 ZONE.
THE ELCON MUNICIPAL CODE ADOPTS, UH, CALIFORNIA GOVERNMENT CODE SECTIONS FOR DENSITY BONUS BY REFERENCE.
UH, AND SO IN THIS CASE, AGAIN, THE PROJECT PROPOSES TO RESTRICT TWO OF THOSE UNITS, UH, TO, UH, MODERATE INCOME HOUSEHOLDS.
UH, THAT'S GENERALLY UNDERSTOOD TO BE 80 TO 120% OF THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME OR A MI.
UH, THE PROJECT PROPOSES, UH, I'M SORRY, THE PROJECT CONDITIONS, UH, REQUIRE THAT THAT PROPERTY OWNERSHIP ENTER A AFFORDABLE HOUSING DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT, UH, AND THAT THOSE, UH, UNITS BE RESTRICTED FOR THE TIME PERIOD REQUIRED IN THE GOVERNMENT CODE.
UH, THE REGULATIONS ALSO ALLOW FOR LIMITED CONCESSIONS AND WAIVERS FROM, UH, DEVELOPMENT STANDARDS IN OUR ZONING CODE OR GENERAL PLAN.
UH, AND SO, AND IT ALSO ESTABLISHES, UH, SEPARATE PARKING RATIOS FOR AFFORDABLE DEVELOPMENTS.
AND SO, AS DISCUSSED, UH, THIS IS A CONDO STRUCTURE CONSISTING OF NINE ATTACHED UNITS.
THREE, UH, ARE, UM, THREE BEDROOM UNITS AT APPROXIMATELY 1,150 SQUARE FEET, UH, AND THEN SIX ARE TWO BEDROOM UNITS AT APPROXIMATELY 850 SQUARE FEET.
UH, THE SITE PLAN ORIENTS THE STRUCTURE TOWARDS THE PRIMARY FA UH, THE PRIMARY FACADE TOWARDS EAST MAIN STREET.
UM, THE PROJECT INCLUDES, YOU KNOW, CAR COMMON, UH, RECREATION SPACE, PRIVATE BALCONIES, AND APPROXIMATELY 4,000 SQUARE FEET OF COMBINED LANDSCAPING THROUGHOUT THE SITE.
IT'S ALSO, UM, UH, SURROUNDED BY A WROUGHT IRON STYLE FENCE, AUTOMATED VEHICLE GATE
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AND PEDESTRIAN GATE.UM, AND THEN WHILE THE SITE PLAN IS ON DISPLAY, UH, I'D WANTED TO DISCUSS COMMENTS THAT WERE RECEIVED, UH, UH, RELATIVELY LATE IN THE REVIEW, UH, PERIOD, UH, REVIEW TIMELINE FOR THE PROJECT.
UM, CALTRANS COMMENTED THAT DUE TO THE PROXIMITY TO THE I EIGHT, UH, EASTBOUND, UH, ON RAMP, UH, THAT THE, UH, UH, DRIVE ENTRY ONTO EAST MAIN STREET OR OFF OF EAST MAIN STREET BE CLOSED, UM, AND CONSISTENT WITH THEIR, UH, REQUESTS, STAFF HAVE DRAFTED A CONDITION OF APPROVAL TO REMOVE THAT DRIVE ENTRY.
UH, BUT LEFT IT OPEN THAT, UM, IF THE PROJECT PROPONENT, UH, WORKED WITH CALTRANS TO IDENTIFY ANY SORT OF WAIVER, UH, FROM THE HIGHWAY DESIGN STANDARD, UM, THAT THE PROJECT COULD PROCEED WITH THAT SECOND DRIVE ENTRY, UH, TRAFFIC ENGINEERING STAFF AT THE CITY AND HEARTLAND FIRE BOTH ASSESSED, UH, EITHER SCENARIO AND WERE, UM, AND HAD NO ISSUES WITH EITHER OUTCOME.
AND THIS IS A RENDER OF THE PROPOSED STRUCTURE.
UH, THE HEIGHT, UH, UP TO THE PARAPET IS 29 FEET, WHERE 35 FEET ARE ALLOWED BY THE PROPOSED ARM.
2200 ZONE ELEVATIONS CONTAIN A MIXTURE OF STUCCO, WOOD SIDING, STONE ACCENTS, UH, ANOTHER, UH, STUCCO REVEALS TO BREAK UP THE BUILDING MASS.
UM, ACCEPTING TWO DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES REQUESTED PURSUANT TO AFFORDABLE, UH, AFFORDABLE DEVELOPMENT REGULATIONS.
UH, THE PROPOSED ELEVATIONS ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE OBJECTIVE STANDARDS IN THE ZONING CODE.
THOSE TWO DEVELOPMENT INCENTIVES ARE RELATED TO, UH, MINIMUM TRANSPARENCY REQUIREMENTS ON ONE ELEVATION, AND THEN ARCHITECTURAL OFFSET ON ANOTHER ELEVATION.
AT THE PUBLIC HEARING HELD APRIL 16TH, ELCON PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDED CITY COUNCIL APPROVAL OF THE PROJECT, UH, INCLUDING FINDINGS THAT THE PROJECT WAS CONSISTENT WITH THE GENERAL PLAN HOUSING ELEMENT, UH, THAT THE PROPOSED, UH, LAND USE DENSITY, UH, WAS CONSISTENT PRIOR TO THE APPLICATION OF DENSITY BONUS, AND THAT THE PROJECT DESIGN, UH, COMPLIES WITH ZONING CODE AND APPLICABLE GOVERNMENT CODE REGULATIONS AMONG A SLEW OF OTHER FINDINGS FOR THE VARIOUS PERMITS INVOLVED.
UH, GENERALLY THE COMMISSION THOUGHT THAT THE PROJECT WAS WELL DESIGNED AND, UH, IMPROVED A UNDER THE UTILIZED SITE AND IN ACCORDANCE, AGAIN, LIKE I MENTIONED WITH CQA, AN INITIAL STUDY IN MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION WERE PREPARED FOR THIS PROJECT.
THE TWO MITIGATION, UH, MEASURES, UH, IDENTIFIED WERE, UH, TO LIMIT NOISE FROM HVAC AND TO HAVE A NATIVE AMERICAN AND CULTURAL RESOURCE MONITOR ON SITE DURING GROUND DISTURBING ACTIVITIES.
UH, AS A RESULT OF THE NOTICES FOR, UH, THE SE A DOCUMENT AND THE PUBLIC HEARINGS, WE RECEIVED TWO COMMENTS.
I MENTIONED THE CALTRANS COMMENTS ALREADY.
UH, A SECOND COMMENT WAS IN REGARD TO PLANT SELECTIONS IDENTIFIED IN THE CONCEPTUAL LANDSCAPE PLANS, UH, THE COMMENTER RECOMMENDED UTILIZING MORE NATIVE, UH, PLANT SPECIES TO THE SAN DIEGO REGION.
AND, UH, THE RECOMMENDATION IS THAT THE COUNCIL OPEN AN INHER TESTIMONY TONIGHT, THE PUBLIC HEARING, UM, AND ADOPT THE NEXT RESOLUTION IN ORDER, UH, I'M SORRY, YES, ADOPT THE NEXT RESOLUTION, ADOPTING THE MITIGATED NEGATIVE DECLARATION, AND THEN MOVE TO ADOPT THE NEXT RESOLUTIONS IN ORDER APPROVING THE GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT ZONE, RECLASSIFICATION, TENTATIVE SUBDIVISION MAP AND SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN PERMIT, UH, SUBJECT TO CONDITIONS.
AND I'M AVAILABLE TO ANSWER YOU ANY QUESTIONS YOU HAVE.
THANK YOU FOR THAT PRESENTATION.
UH, ANY QUESTIONS? UH, MICHELLE, YOU GO FIRST AND THEN STEVE.
UM, QUESTION HOW MANY PARKING SPOTS? THERE'S NINE UNITS, HOW MANY PARKING SPOTS? 18 PARKING SPACES? 18.
AND, UH, ANY ACCOMMODATIONS FOR VISITORS? UH, THOSE ARE NOT IDENTIFIED ON THE PLAN.
HOWEVER, THERE IS AN A DA ACCESSIBLE SPACE.
BECAUSE I'M JUST WONDERING WHAT THE DENSITY IS OF PARKING ON OAKDALE GOING EAST IF, BECAUSE I KNOW IN A LOT OF RESIDENT OR A LOT OF, UM, RESIDENTIAL AREAS, PARKING IS A PREMIUM AND LIKE IN MY NEIGHBORHOOD, WE HAVE APARTMENTS THAT ARE MAYBE A QUARTER A MILE AWAY THAT ARE PARKING ALL OVER.
UM, SO THE GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION, UH, FOR AFFORDABLE DEVELOPMENT WOULD REQUIRE ONE AND A HALF SPACES FOR A TWO OR THREE BEDROOM UNIT.
UH, ZONING CODE RE REQUIRE ESSENTIALLY TWO SPACES PLUS A QUARTER SUPPLEMENTAL SPACE.
AND SO THIS DEVELOPMENT PROPOSES KIND OF ON THE UPPER END, UH, UH, OF THAT REQUIREMENT.
SO 18 WHERE ZONING CODE WOULD TYPICALLY REQUIRE 20.
UM, I VISITED THE SITE TWICE DURING THE REVIEW, UH, AND I DID FIND PARKING ALONG, I GUESS I WAS GOING EASTBOUND.
ALONG THAT STRETCH OF OAKDALE, NOT, THAT'S MY OTHER QUESTION.
UM, I WATCHED THE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING AND WAS THERE A DETERMINATION MADE ON THE ENTRANCE OFF MAIN STREET, UH, OF BEING USED? SO I'M NOT AWARE OF A DETERMINATION THE, THE PROJECT APPLICANT WILL NEED TO DISCUSS IF THERE'S ANY WAIVERS TO BE HAD WITH CALTRANS MM-HMM.
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AN EXCEPTION THAT COULD BE HAD, UH, THE CONDITIONS ARE DRAFTED IN A WAY THAT, UH, IT'S EITHER REPLACED BY, UH, EXTERIOR YARD LANDSCAPING OR THE DRIVEWAY WOULD REMAIN IN PLACE.AS FAR AS I'M AWARE, THERE'S NO RESOLUTION ON THE SIDE OF THE APPLICANT AT THIS POINT.
THE, UM, THE DEVELOPER OR THE, UH, COMPANY THAT'S BUILDING THIS, UH, PROJECT, THEY GET SPECIAL COMMENDATIONS FOR HAVING TWO MEDIUM DENSE OR TWO MEDIUM AFFORDABLE OR, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? THE AFFORDABLE HOUSING, DO THEY GET SPECIAL, UM, LIKE REDUCED FEES OR WHATEVER? UM, NOT THAT I'M AWARE OF FROM OUR FEE SCHEDULE AT THE CITY, UH, I'M NOT AWARE OF ANY OTHER INCENTIVES THEY HAVE OUTSIDE OF THAT.
IN TERMS OF THE DEVELOPMENT ITSELF, THE INCENTIVES THAT THEY, UH, ARE AFFORDED ARE, AGAIN, RELATED TO DESIGN.
UM, SO WHERE ONE ELEVATION WOULD REQUIRE 20% TRANSPARENCY, THEY'VE PROPOSED 10%.
AND THEN ON ANOTHER ELEVATION, UM, THE EAST AND WEST ELEVATIONS, UH, UM, UH, DEVIATION WAS REQUESTED FROM THE OFFSET STANDARDS IN THE MULTIFAMILY DESIGN.
AND THE REASON WHY I'M ASKING THIS BECAUSE I KNOW THAT, UH, BLACKROCK IS BUYING A, A LOT OF PROPERTIES.
AND SO WHAT WOULD STOP AN INVESTOR OF BUYING THIS PROPERTY AFTER IT'S BEEN BUILT? IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE, WE'RE TRYING TO ENCOURAGE HOME OWNERSHIP.
SO WHAT WOULD STOP AN INVESTOR OF COMING IN AND BUYING UP THOSE UNITS AND THEN RENTING THEM OUT ABOVE MARKET VALUE OR, YOU KNOW, ABOVE THE RENT, WHICH KIND OF DEFEATS THE WHOLE PURPOSE? YEAH, SO WHEN, UH, THE DEVELOPER OR THE OWNER ENTERS THAT AFFORDABLE HOUSING AGREEMENT, IF THE OWNERSHIP IS TRANSFERRED, THAT AGREEMENT IS TRANSFERRED AS WELL.
I BELIEVE THE TIME PERIOD IN THE GOVERNMENT CODE IS 55 YEARS FOR, UH, THIS TYPE OF UNIT.
SO REGARDLESS OF THE OWNERSHIP THAT, UH, THAT WILL TRANSFER THAT, THAT WOULD REMAIN IN PLACE.
SO THEY HAVE TO MEET CERTAIN, UH, MINIMUM OR MAXIMUM INCOME AMOUNT IN ORDER TO BUY THOSE, UH, AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS? CORRECT.
THEY'D HAVE TO BE MODERATE INCOME.
SO, UH, I THINK IN THE REPORT IT'S UH, 105 TO 135 OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.
UM, THEY WOULD NEED TO BE IN THAT BRACKET OR LOWER SO THAT, THAT WOULD PRECLUDE INVESTORS UP COMING IN AND BUYING THOSE UNITS.
THEY COULD BUY THE UNITS, THEY WOULD STILL, THE RENTS WOULD STILL BE, UH, HELD TO AN AFFORDABLE LETTER.
LEVEL TO A, A MODERATE INCOME FAMILY.
MM-HMM,
UM, SO THERE'S THE TWO STAIRWELLS THAT, UH, UH, CAN ACCESS THE, THE SECOND AND THIRD LEVEL, UH, AND THE MAIN ENTRIES WOULD FACE TOWARDS THOSE STAIRWELLS AND THE BACK WOULD FACE THE ON RAMP TO EAST STATE.
UM, IF YOU DON'T MIND, I'LL PULL UP THE SITE PLAN ONE MORE TIME HERE.
SO, UM, I GUESS IN THE, THE NORTH OF THIS EXHIBIT, UH, IS TOWARDS THE ON RAMP.
SO REALISTICALLY THE, THE SHORTER ELEVATION, UH, IS FACING THE ON RAMP ON THE FREEWAY.
UM, ARE THESE CONDOS OR APARTMENTS? CONDO UNITS? CONDO UNITS, YEAH.
SO THAT'S THE TENTATIVE SUBDIVISION MAP WOULD BE A ONE LOT SUBDIVISION AND CREATE COMMON INTEREST.
ARE THE TWO AFFORDABLE UNITS CONDOS OR RENT OR RENTALS BY THE OWNER? THEY ARE.
SO IF THEY ARE SOLD, THEY WOULD NEED TO BE SOLD TO A MODERATE INCOME HOUSEHOLD.
IF THEY ARE RENTED, THEY WOULD NEED TO BE RENTED TO A MODERATE INCOME HOUSEHOLD.
SO ALL NINE UNITS ARE UP FOR SALE, CORRECT.
AS CONDOS, TWO OF THEM ARE RESTRICTED TO A CERTAIN KIND OF BUYER, MEANING UH, OKAY.
I THINK THIS IS EXACTLY THE KIND OF PROJECT THAT THE CITY COUNCIL HAD IN MIND WHEN WE DECIDED TO WAIVE DEVELOPMENT IMPACT FEES IN THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO, THEY'RE BETWEEN 30 AND $40,000 A UNIT.
SO AT NINE UNITS WE'RE TALKING A VALUE OF 270 TO $360,000 THAT THE CITY OF SAN DIEGO WOULD CHARGE THAT WE'RE NOT.
AND IT'S BECAUSE WE WANT THEM TO COME HERE FOR THESE KIND OF THINGS AND NOT IT'S A GREAT USE OF A THIRD OF AN ACRE.
UM, THANK YOU VERY MUCH, A NICE PRESENTATION AND WE'RE GONNA MAY CALL YOU BACK.
ANY UH, SPEAKER CARDS ON THIS? NO SPEAKER CARDS SIR.
UM, I'M GONNA HAVE TO MAKE A MOTION THEN TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
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ALL RIGHT.GOOD EVENING MAYOR WELLS AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL.
MY NAME IS VINCE TULO WITH KAUL AND ASSOCIATES, AND I REPRESENT 2 3 7 LLC ON ITEM 100 FOR TONIGHT'S AGENDA WITH ME THIS EVENING.
VIA PHONE IS OUR ENVIRONMENTAL ANALYST, ROMA STROMBERG, AND WE ARE HERE BEFORE YOU TONIGHT SEEKING YOUR APPROVAL TO ADOPT THE PROPOSED GENERAL PLAN AMENDMENT ZONE, RECLASSIFICATION, ATIVE SUBDIVISION MAP AND SITE DEVELOPMENT PLAN, WHICH WOULD AUTHORIZE THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NINE UNIT CONDO COMPLEX.
THE SITE SHOWN HERE, OUTLINED IN YELLOW CONTAINS APPROXIMATELY 16,000 SQUARE FEET AND IS CURRENTLY VACANT EXCEPT FOR A SMALL PARKING LOT THAT ONCE SERVED A SMALL PRODUCE STAND.
AS MENTIONED IN THE STAFF REPORT, THE MARKET WAS DEMOLISHED IN 2007 AND THE SITE HAS BEEN VACANT SINCE THEN.
THE PROPOSED PROJECT CONSISTS OF A NINE UNIT CONDO COMPLEX, THREE THREE BEDROOM, TWO BATH AT APPROXIMATELY 1,150 SQUARE FEET AND SIX TWO BEDROOM, TWO BATH AT APPROXIMATELY 850 SQUARE FEET.
SHOWN HERE IS THE PROPOSED FLOOR PLAN, WHICH IS DUPLICATIVE ON ALL THREE FLOORS.
THE PRIMARY BEDROOM, WHICH YOU SEE HERE ON THE LEFT, CONSISTS OF APPROXIMATELY 300 SQUARE FEET AND THE SECONDARY ROOMS ALL CONSIST OF APPROXIMATELY 150 SQUARE FEET, WHICH YOU SEE RIGHT HERE.
THIS ANIMATION WILL PROVIDE YOU WITH A VISUALIZATION OF WHAT THE SITE WILL LOOK LIKE AFTER CONSTRUCTION.
SO THIS IS FACING OAKDALE, YOU CAN SEE THE FRONT DOORS.
AND AS WE TURN AROUND TOWARDS THE BACK, THIS IS THE SIDE THAT'S FACING THE FREEWAY ON RAMP.
THIS IS THE, UH, EXIT ON MAIN STREET THAT CALTRAN SUBMITTED A COMMENT AFTER THE COMMENT PERIOD CLOSED, UH, REQUESTING IT TO CLOSE.
I'LL BE SEEKING A DESIGN EXCEPTION REQUEST TO HOLD THEM TO THEIR STANDARDS OF 100 FEET FROM THE ON-RAMP AS OPPOSED TO THE 200 FEET, WHICH THEY ARE ASKING FOR.
THIS IS THE FRONT ON MAIN STREET, UH, YOU SEE BALCONIES ALL ABOUT A HUNDRED SQUARE FEET PATIOS ON THE GROUND FLOOR.
AND THIS IS THAT CORNER OF OAKDALE AND MAIN WHERE WE'RE WRAPPING BACK AROUND TO WHERE YOU SEE THE OPEN COURTYARD AVAILABLE FOR RESIDENTIAL USE.
THIS IS GOING UP THE STAIRCASE AS WE MAKE OUR WAY UP TO THE THIRD FLOOR.
AGAIN, THREE UNITS ON EACH FLOOR.
THE FAR LEFT ARE THE THREE BEDROOMS, THE MIDDLE AND THE RIGHT ONES ARE THE TWO BEDROOMS. THESE DOORS ARE FACING THE PARKING LOT AND THE, UH, APARTMENT STRUCTURE IMMEDIATELY TO THE WEST.
THE NEXT FEW SLIDES ARE GONNA BE SOME STILL IMAGES OF WHAT THE INTERIORS ARE GONNA LOOK LIKE FOR THE NEW HOMEOWNERS.
HERE YOU SEE THE KITCHEN, UH, AS YOU WALK IN FROM THE FRONT DOOR.
THIS IS A SHOT ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE ENTRANCE, UH, LIVING ROOM AREA, FRONT DOOR AND THE BACK KITCHEN.
AND HERE WE HAVE THE PRIMARY ROOM, ABOUT 300 SQUARE FEET.
UH, EACH BEDROOM HAS ITS OWN CLOSET AND UH, THIS PARTICULAR PRIMARY ROOM HAS ITS OWN BATHROOM.
THESE ARE THE SECONDARY ROOMS, ABOUT 150 SQUARE FEET.
THIS IS WHAT THE BATHROOMS ARE GONNA LOOK LIKE.
THIS IS THE BALCONY, AGAIN, ABOUT A HUNDRED SQUARE FEET.
IF YOU'RE ON THE FIRST FLOOR, YOU GET A PATIO, TOP TWO FLOOR IS BALCONY.
AND THIS CONCLUDES OUR PRESENTATION.
AND I'M AVAILABLE TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS.
UM, AND JUST WANT TO SHOUT OUT TO NOAH AND SPENCER, UH, ON THIS PROJECT.
THESE GUYS DID A FANTASTIC JOB OF ASSURING ME THROUGH THE PROCESS.
UM, I HAVE PROJECTS ALL THROUGHOUT THE STATE AND, UH, LEVEL OF CUSTOMER SERVICE I RECEIVED FROM THEM ON THIS PARTICULAR PROJECT WAS OUTSTANDING AND SHOULD BE EXEMPLARY TO THE, UH, REST OF THE MUNICIPALITIES THAT ARE TRYING TO ADDRESS THE HOUSING CRISIS.
UM, IF I MAY, I DO WANNA RESPOND TO A FEW OF THE QUESTIONS AND CONCERNS THAT WERE PREVIOUSLY ASKED, UH, PARKING FOR VISITORS ON THE STREET.
UM, WHAT I'M GONNA BRING UP HERE IS THE AERIAL AND WHAT YOU SEE IS ABOUT FIVE OR
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SIX CARS THAT ARE CURRENTLY PARKED ALONG OAKDALE RIGHT HERE.UM, I HAVE 18 PARKING SPACES, TWO FOR EACH UNIT.
UM, THEY'RE ALL GONNA BE EV READY, SO EACH RESIDENTIAL UNIT WILL BE ABLE TO, UH, ALL THEY GOTTA DO IS JUST BUY THEIR CHARGER FOR WHATEVER EV MODEL THEY HAVE AND IT'S READY TO HOOK UP.
UM, AND THEN YOU COULD ALSO SEE A LOT OF THE OTHER, UH, SPACE AVAILABLE OFF STREET PARKING, SORRY, ON STREET PARKING, UH, ALL THROUGHOUT THE VICINITY.
UM, AND THEN A FEW OTHER QUESTIONS.
UM, MAIN STREET ACCESS, AS I MENTIONED DURING THE PRESENTATION, UM, I'M, I'M ACCEPTING A CONDITION TO CLOSE IT FOR RIGHT NOW.
BASICALLY ALL IT IS IS JUST SOME FENCING AND SOME LANDSCAPING.
I DON'T REALLY LOSE ANYTHING, BUT FOR, FOR SITE MOBILITY AND SITE CIRCULATION, IT'S BETTER FOR A RESIDENT TO BE ABLE TO ENTER INTO THEIR COMPLEX BOTH WAYS, WHICH ARE GONNA BE GATED AND SECURED ANYWAY.
SO, UM, AND THEN AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
SO I CURRENTLY HAVE FULL INTENT TO BUILD THESE OUT AND SELL THEM.
UM, HOWEVER, UH, TWO OF THE UNITS AS MENTIONED BY STAFF ARE DEED RESTRICTED, AFFORDABLE FOR 55 YEARS, WHETHER I SELL THEM IN IN 20 YEARS FROM NOW.
UH, THE FOURTH OR FIFTH OWNER WANTS TO SELL THEM.
THEY HAVE TO SELL 'EM TO FOLKS THAT ARE MAKING 80 TO 120% OF THE AREA MEDIAN INCOME.
UM, AND THEN FRONT DOORS, AS YOU SEE HERE, THEY ARE FACING COMPLETELY OPPOSITE FROM THE FREEWAY ON RAMPED.
SO THAT WAS A VERY GOOD DECISION BY THE COUNCIL BECAUSE THESE ARE THE TYPES OF LITTLE THINGS THAT ATTRACT DEVELOPERS WAIVING IMPACT FEES, UM, THE GOOD CUSTOMER SERVICE AND PROCESSING PROJECT.
I WAS ABLE TO PROCESS A GPA IN SIX MONTHS.
I CAN'T DO THAT IN ANY OF THE OTHER JURISDICTIONS I'M WORKING ON.
SO DEFINITELY IS WORKING AND ATTRACTING DEVELOPERS AND CREATING, UH, AFFORDABLE HOUSING, UH, FOR WORKING FAMILIES.
WELL, FIRST OFF, THANKS FOR ALL THE KIND COMMENTS.
WE VERY MUCH APPRECIATE HEARING ABOUT THAT.
UM, ARE THERE QUESTIONS FOR VINCE? UH, YOU WANNA GO? STEVE? VINCE, THANK YOU.
UH, SO YOU SAID CALTRANS REQUIRES A HUNDRED FEET.
UH, AND I'M ASSUMING YOUR PROPOSED DRIVEWAY THERE IS BEYOND A HUNDRED FEET.
SO I'M GONNA PULL THIS UP RIGHT HERE.
I HAVE TO BE A HUNDRED FEET FROM THAT CENTER CURVE RIGHT THERE.
SORRY, I'VE GOTTA BE A HUNDRED FEET FROM HERE.
MY DRIVEWAY IS ABOUT RIGHT THERE.
AND IS YOUR PROJECT GONNA HAVE A, A GATE THERE THAT'S CLOSED, NOT ACCESSIBLE, OR IS IT SOLID? WHAT, WHAT'S GOING ON THERE? SO I HAVE TUBULAR FENCING THAT'S GONNA BE SURROUNDING THE PROPERTY WITH IT WHAT WAS PROPOSED TO ACCESSIBLE GATES.
SO WHAT I'M GONNA DO IS INSTEAD OF MAKING AN ACCESSIBLE GATE, I'M JUST GONNA MAKE IT A SOLID TUBULAR GATE AS ONE THAT DOESN'T OPEN.
I I WOULDN'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH A SECOND GATE THERE BECAUSE I THINK THE ROAD IS WIDE ENOUGH THAT IF A CAR WERE TO STOP, UH, WHERE YOU WOULD SAY PARK A CAR AT THE CURB, IF THEY WERE TO LINE UP THERE WAITING FOR A GATE TO OPEN, YOU'RE STILL NOT IMPEDING TRAFFIC GETTING ONTO A EASTBOUND.
SO IF, IF THE CALL IS TO CLOSE IT OFF, LET'S CLOSE IT OFF.
BUT I CAN BE SYMPATHETIC IF YOU WANTED TO FIGHT FOR A GATE.
YEAH, LOOK, THE COMMENT CAME WELL AFTER THE COMMENT PERIOD CLOSED.
UH, IT'S EXCESSIVE IN WHAT THEIR DESIGN STANDARDS ARE.
IT'S EXCESSIVE IN WHAT THE CITY STANDARDS ARE.
I'LL BE SPEAKING TO THEIR, UH, MANAGEMENT ABOUT THAT.
I IS THAT A STATE REQUIREMENT? STATE REQUIREMENT'S A HUNDRED FEET, THEY'RE ASKING FOR 200 FEET.
UH, LET ME ASK STEPH THEN TO COME UP AND COMMENT ON THAT.
WHY DID WE ACQUIESCE TO THAT LONGER THAN STATE REGULATION? UM, SO, OH, I GUESS I SHOULD HAVE BROUGHT MY COMPUTER WITH ME JUST TO BRING UP THE A AGAIN.
UM, SO I THINK THERE'S A COUPLE DIFFERENT THINGS TO DISCUSS THERE.
UM, FIRST IS THEIR COMMENTS CAME SOMEWHAT INFORMALLY AT THIS POINT.
I, I BELIEVE THEY ARE DRAFTING A, A FORMAL LETTER TO STAFF.
UM, BUT IT'S REALLY JUST, UH, THEIR DESIGN.
THEY HAVE A CONTROL AREA BASICALLY CALTRANS DOES THAT EVERY INTERSECTION OF THEIR, UH, RIGHT OF WAY.
UM, AND SO THEY HAVE DIFFERENT STANDARDS BASED ON DIFFERENT TYPES OF, UH, FREEWAY ENTRANCES AND, AND EVERYTHING ELSE.
UH, THE COMMENTS THAT WERE RECEIVED SAID, STATED 200, IT LOOKS LIKE THAT COULD VARY BETWEEN 100 AND UH, 300 FEET.
UM, SO, UH, AT THIS POINT I COULDN'T SAY SPECIFICALLY WHY THEY STATED 200.
UM, IT'S JUST WHAT THE, THE COMMENTS THAT WERE RECEIVED FROM CALTRANS, UM, I'M SORRY, YOU JUST ADD THAT OUR CITY ENGINEERS.
BUT CALTRANS CAN ALSO GO THROUGH.
SO WE DID DISCUSS THIS WITH, UH, OUR TRAFFIC, THE CITY TRAFFIC ENGINEERING STAFF AS WELL.
UH, THEY HAD NO ISSUE OBVIOUSLY
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WITH THE, UH, DRIVE ENTRY AND EXIT THERE.IT WAS REALLY JUST CALTRANS, UH, COMMENTS.
UH, AND WE DID AGAIN WANNA LEAVE IT OPEN AND FLEXIBLE IN THE, THE CONDITION SO THAT UH, IF HE DOES GET SOME SORT OF EXCEPTION OR IF MAYBE THERE IS A MISUNDERSTANDING IN HOW TO APPLY THE STANDARD IN THIS SPECIFIC CASE, UH, THAT DRIVE ENTRIES COULD REMAIN THERE.
SO IT'S DESIGNED SO THAT IF SOMEDAY HE WANTED AN ENTRY THERE, IT COULD BE RETROFITTED OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, CORRECT? YEAH.
HE WOULD NEED AN ENCROACHMENT PERMIT.
AND SO REALLY THE FIGHT IS WITH CALTRANS? CORRECT.
I JUST THINK IT'S REASONABLE TO SAY, HEY, IF YOU WIN THAT FIGHT, YOU OUGHT TO GET YOUR, YOUR DRIVEWAY AND CORRECT.
THE CONDITIONS COMMON SENSE TO ME.
THE CONDITIONS ARE DRAFTED IN A MANNER THAT, UH, THAT'S POSSIBLE.
WERE THERE ANY MORE QUESTIONS FOR VINCE? NO, I JUST WANTED TO THANK YOU, VINCE, FOR BRINGING THIS PROJECT TO EL CAJON.
UM, YOU BROUGHT ANOTHER PROJECT RECENTLY FOR US AND AS COUNCIL MEMBER GOBEL SAID, THESE ARE THE EXACT KIND OF PROJECTS THAT EL CAJON NEEDS.
I'VE DRIVE PAST THIS PROPERTY, TAKING MY KIDS TO SCHOOL EVERY DAY, AND IT'S A BLIGHT ON THE CITY AND IT'S A BLIGHT ON THE NEIGHBORHOOD AND I HOPE YOU'RE ABLE TO BUILD IT QUICKLY AND MAKE ENOUGH MONEY TO DO ANOTHER ONE IN THE CITY
SO, UM, YOU'RE BRINGING IN PEOPLE FROM OUTSIDE THE CITY, YOU'RE MOVING 'EM IN, THEY'RE GONNA SPEND MONEY IN THE CITY, THEY'RE GONNA SUPPORT KAYLIN'S AND JUNCTION AND ALL THESE BUSINESSES IN, IN EL CAJON.
AND THIS IS HOW OUR CITY GROWS AND GETS BETTER.
SO YOU UNDERSTAND THE LIFECYCLE OF THAT, BUT I APPRECIATE IT, VINCE.
WAS THAT THE ONLY PUBLIC COMMENT WE HAD? YES SIR.
I'D LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION THEN TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING.
MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE OF THOSE PRESENT.
WELL, IT SEEMS LIKE EVERYBODY LIKES THIS PROJECT.
SOMEBODY WOULD LIKE TO MAKE A MOTION.
I'LL MOVE TO ADOPT THE, UH, RESOLUTIONS OUTLINED IN THE STAFF REPORT.
MOTION CARRIES BY UNANIMOUS VOTE OF THOSE PRESENT.
LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING IT HAPPEN.
THIS BRINGS US TO THE ADJOURNMENT, THE ADJOURNED REGULAR JOINT MEETING OF THE EL CAJON CITY COUNCIL.
A HOUSING AUTHORITY SUCCESSOR AGENCY TO THE EL REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY HELD THIS 14TH DAY OF MAY, 2024 IS ADJOURNED TILL TUESDAY, MAY 28TH, 2024 AT 3:00 PM AND BEFORE YOU GO, YOU GUYS IN THE BACK, ARE YOU, ARE YOU BEING VISITING FROM A HIGH SCHOOL OR NO? WE'RE HERE FOR A SCHOOL PROJECT.